This document discusses several types of teen addiction including smoking, alcohol, drugs, and gambling. It provides details on the signs and symptoms of smoking, drinking, abusing cough medicine (DXM), and effects of various drugs. Prevention is key to addressing teen addiction as knowledge can empower youth to avoid risky behaviors. For teens struggling with addiction, support from family and friends through love, care, attention, and motivation can help break old habits and interests. Working together, people can help addicted youth and make the world a better place for them.

1. TEEN ADDICTION

2. • SMOKING ADDICTION
• ALCOHOL ADDICTION
• DRUG ADDICTION
• GAMBLING ADDICTION
KINDS OF ADDICTION

3. SMOKING ADDICTION

4. Teen Tobacco Use is a Big
Problem
• Typically, tobacco use
begins before
age 18 years .
• Every day, 3,450
people of age
12 – 17 years initiate
smoking in the US .

5. The Social Cycle of Tobacco
Use InfluencesInfluences
to Startto Start
Smoking: Media,Smoking: Media,
Household Members,Household Members,
PeersPeers
Alienation from peersAlienation from peers
who don’t use tobaccowho don’t use tobacco
AdolescenceAdolescence
AdulthoodAdulthood
In uteroIn utero
InfancyInfancy
ChildhoodChildhood

6. •More likely to be
psychologically distressed,
abuse other substances .
•Less likely to be attached
to parents, do well in
school, participate in
extracurricular activities,
know the adverse effects
of smoking .
SYMPTOMS OF A TEEN TOBACCO USER

7. THE 5 A’S
AskAsk about tobacco use and SHS exposureabout tobacco use and SHS exposure
AdviseAdvise to quitto quit
AssessAssess readiness to quitreadiness to quit
AssistAssist in quit attemptin quit attempt
ArrangeArrange follow-upfollow-up

9. Statistics on Teen Drinking
 Monitoring the Future (MTF)
reported
that in 2004, nearly one in five
8th
graders, more than one in three
10th
graders, and nearly one in two
12th
graders had a drink in the
past month.

10. Short-term Effects
 Slower reaction times/reflexes
 Heavy sweating
 Blurry vision
 Nausea and vomiting
 Lowered reasoning ability

11. Short-term Effects
 Poor motor coordination
 Slower heart rate/breathing rate
 Increased blood pressure
 Anxiety/restlessness
 Lower inhibition

12. Long-term Effects
 Nervous system
 Muscles
 Liver

13. Long-term Effects
 Lungs
 Heart
 Esophagus/stomach
 The picture above shows the image of a pair of lungs of a person before the addiction of alcohol (left) n after
the addiction of alcohol (right) .

14. Studies on Teen Drinking

15. Studies on Teen Drinking

16. Drinking is a Personal Choice but
Who Else is Affected?
 Friends and family
 Strangers

18. DXM, or
dextromet
horphan,
is a
common
ingredient
in cough
and cold
medicines
Teens,
however,
have
found
another
use for
cough
medicine
--
getting
high.

19. Shocking
FactsA 2008 study found
that one in 10
American
teenagers has
abused products
with DXM toget
high, making it
more popular in
that age group
than cocaine,
ecstasy, LSD, and
meth.

20. Dextromethorphan affects the brain,
specifically the region that controls
coughing.
However, at high doses – as much as 10 to
50 times the suggested amount – DXM
can cause hallucinatory and dissociative
effects similar to those of PCP or
ketamine (special K.)

21.  DXM is easy to
get.
 DXM is cheap
 DXM seems safer
 DXM is popular
 Hard for the
parents to detect

22.  Overdoses: High amounts can shut down the
central nervous system.
 Toxins: Combination cold and flu drugs often
contain cough suppressants, decongestants,
antihistamines, and painkillers that can be
quite toxic.
 Impairment. altered consciousness, impaired
vision, and hallucinations can lead to
irrational and dangerous behavior.

23. •COCAINE
•HEROIN
•RX
•MARIJUANA
OTHER COMMON DRUGS :

25.  Impaired vision
 Sweating and fever
 Rapid breathing
 Increased heart rate
and blood pressure
 Nausea, vomiting,
and diarrhea
 Slurred speech
 Impaired judgment and
mental function
 Memory loss
 Rapid eye movements
 Hallucinations and
dissociative effects
 Coma

26. “The subject of gambling is all
encompassing. It combines man's
natural play instinct with his
desire to know about his fate and
his future.”
~Franz
Rosenthal

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TYPES OF GAMBLING
 GAMES OF SKILL
 CARDS
 LOTTERY
 INSTANT SCRATCH
TICKETS
 DAILY NUMBERS
 LOTTO
 QUICK DRAW

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TYPES OF GAMBLING
 SPORTS
 HORSE RACING AT
TRACKS
 OTB
 OFFICE POOLS/BOXES
 FOOTBALL
 WORLD SERIES
 NCAA BASKETBALL
PLAYOFFS

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TYPES OF GAMBLING
 CASINOS
 LAND - BASED
 FLOATING CRUISES
 CRUISES TO NOWHERE
 SLOT MACHINES AND
POKER MACHINES NOT
AT A CASINO

30. 30
TYPES OF GAMBLING
 MISCELLANEOUS
 BINGO
 PULL TABS
 STOCK OR
COMMODITIES MARKET
 DICE
 RAFFLES
 NUMBERS

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TYPES OF GAMBLING
 INTERNET
 CASINOS
 PLAY FOR MONEY
 PLAY FOR POINTSWITH
NO MONETARY PAYOUT
OR RISK
 CARDS
 STOCKS

32. TYPES OF GAMBLING
 INTERNET
 EARLY STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENTWITH
LESSTHAN 1% OFTOTAL
GAMBLING ACTIVITY

33. Societal Acceptance = More
Gamblers
 Industry perpetuates a vision of gambling as entertaining,
glamorous and as a means of achieving financial freedom.
 Recent surge in realityTV gambling shows
 High use of internet gaming sites among those under 18

34. Oregon Gambling:
Summarized
Oregon has more forms of legalized gambling
and offers easier access to gambling than
almost any other state
- AND -
Oregon is a nationally recognized leader in
prevention, harm reduction and treatment for
gambling problems
Source: National Ctr for the Study of Gambling, 2006

35. Why do they gamble? What are the
perceived benefits?
 Money: the possibility of earning extra money is
very appealing
 Excitement: a major motivating factor
 Enjoyment: this was described as an
“entertainment value” and was more often
reported by the girls
 Social: Again, most often reported by girls.
Gambling is viewed as a way to promote
relationships with friends and family

36. Why do they gamble? What are the
perceived benefits?
 Independence: Boys often reported gambling to assert their sense of
importance and to feel older, since gambling is viewed as an “adult
activity
 Competition: Gambling presents as a challenge to compete with and
win against others. This was more true for the younger teens.
 Escape: This was not a common motivator listed by participants. The
few who referred to it also reported recent problems with gambling
experiences.

37.  Prevention is key, as knowledge is power
 The education system is an ideal venue for
administration of prevention programs. In the
process, teachers are sensitized as well.
 Prevention is a proactive and necessary approach

38. •HELP THEM IN BREAKING THEIR OLD
HABITS.
• GIVE THEM LOVE , CARE AND ATTENTION.
•
•MOTIVATE THEM . TAKE CARE OF THEIR
INTERESTS.

39. Young People who have addiction need help and
care. Firstly their family and people who are around
them should lend a hand to them for support.
Persons who are addicted need love and interest. If
you have some addicted people around you, you
should take a step forward with a motive to help
them.

40. LETS MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER
PLACE TO LIVE FOR THEM TOO ...
BECAUSE UNITED WE STAND
DIVIDED
WE FALL!